Sunday 15 September 2013

I seem to have lots of work in progress since the children have gone back to school but I haven't organised myself enough to put them into blog posts. I have started and finished this one project though. The daughter of a work colleague is shortly off to University and to make sure that she doesn't starve to death whilst she is away, she wanted some simple recipes to take with her. I actually think her Mum is a more than capable cook but she asked me if I had some recipes that I could share. Some things are always a pleasure, never a chore!

I realised that I could go one better than just sharing some recipes. Some time ago, Simply Homemade Magazine came with a booklet giveaway and though I thought it unlikely that I would use it, I tucked the kit away safely because - well, you never know do you? And good job I did. So after writing out a few tried and tested, quick and easy recipes, I set to work on putting the booklet together. Regular readers will know that I'm not really a papercrafter - that's my Mums job - but I'm always up for a challenge. And I'm very pleased with the result.



It's simply pieces of paper and card held together with the rings, so not at all complicated, but I did some paper layering on the front and back. I forgot to take a picture of the back but sent this not very good phone photo of it to my Mum



There are plenty of spare pages for Holly to add her own (and her Mum's!) recipes, and she can add additional pages when she is ready. I was slightly concerned that an 18 year old might think this a little old fashioned but it turns out she loves it. Now she won't starve, and hopefully she'll do fantastically well in her studies (I have a slight soft spot for her subject as like me, she is going to be studying Law).

Has anybody else been getting themselves or others ready for University? I'm a long way off having to think about that with mine!

Love Natalie

13 comments:

  1. What a really lovely gift that could last a life time....

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  2. A really super gift. I still have my old wire bound recipe book from when I got married in 1975. I am hoping my Granddaughter will use it.

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  3. Just goes to show you should never throw anything away !!! What a lovely book. I'm sure it'll get lots of use xx

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  4. aww what a lovely thing to work on, there is nothing more rewarding than feeding people! The book looks fab, i'm sure she will treasure it for many years to come :) x

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  5. Would you like to come over and organize my recipes? I'm sure this will be a treasured book for your loved one for many years to come.

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  6. What a lovely gift, I'm sure she'll treasure it, and its great that she can add pages of her own once she finds other recipes she loves.

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  7. This is such a nice idea. ONE day I will get round to making myself a recipe file... Hope she finds lots of nice recipes to add. We are one year away from Varsity but at this stage my son will stay at home, so no recipe book needed yet!

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  8. What a lovely thing to take - I'm sure it will be a great inspiration.
    We are in the thick of preparations for university here, my youngest starts next week, so the house is full of piles of stuff to go - I've made sure she has a mini sewing kit!

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  9. That is such a lovely gift and something that will be kept as a keepsake I am sure. Hope you have a good week.

    Jill, Christmas Pie Crafts

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  10. What a lovely idea. Great to make it so she can add in extra recipes as she expands her collection.

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  11. The book looks wonderful, how kind of you to make it. I sent my daughter off to uni with a vegi recipe book but I think she lived off cheese toasties. Have a lovely week.
    Ali x

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  12. What a lovely thing to take off to university. It's such a lovely gift. I have a recipe binder and I've been adding to it since I've been at uni. I love it! x

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  13. A wonderful gift and one that can be added to over time.

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